By Judith Gayle | Political Waves
“To hate and to fear is to be psychologically ill. It is, in fact, the consuming illness of our time.” — H.A. Overstreet
Politics has always been personal, here at Planet Waves. I found it so as a reader at the turn of the 21st century, having discovered the Francis website as a daily visitor. Eric and I had quested along similar spiritual paths, shared a psychological understanding of human frailty and aspiration and a realistic mistrust of institutional manipulations and corporate power-mongering. We also shared a kind of flabbergasted outrage at Bush’s hijack of the 2000 election.
We began a conversation over the 9/11 cover-up, as the nation was directed not to believe their eyes when megalithic buildings collapsed upon themselves as neatly as a Christmas box, or question the bin Laden family escape in otherwise restricted airspace on 9/12, or assess the tidy hole in the side of the Pentagon, sans wreckage, debris or other clear signs of plane crash. Right about then, Planet Waves began to expose the fraud, the manufacture of fear and hatred, that served as introduction to the long-planned BushWar II.
It may seem a no-brainer that those who study the cycles of planetary bodies and their correlation to human experience would be at home tracking political currents, but being aware of truth doesn’t necessarily make you fearless. At the time, very few astrologers were willing to touch on any of the three topics my mother warned me not to bring up at a cocktail party lest I provoke a brawl: sex, religion, politics. It was refreshing to find that Eric didn’t dodge those hard topics, loaded as they were and ready to explode — and he still doesn’t, bringing his readers not only his skill and intuition as an astrologer, but his ethical commitment as a reporter to discover and expose what is being withheld from the public and shaping our personal lives without our approval or knowledge.
In both personal and political terms, Eric’s commitment to bringing us the information we most need to maximize our potential, side-step hazard, and tackle 21st century challenges, remains one of the few things I consider relevant in our less-than-dependable information stream. Planet Waves got the war right, in all its ugliness, hubris and grievous inhumanity, and that was not by chance. We most often get things right here, because we’re ahead of the curve, seeking to shape the future with our informed choices and create possibilities with a pro-active attitude. The Friday and Tuesday editions are gems, leaving readers feeling prepared for what’s ahead, and while you are always welcome to enjoy our free content, for the whole of that larger conversation, please consider taking advantage of our premium service, finding an option that best fits your budget. Trumps Prozac any day!